President Obama will give us his version Tuesday night in an annual event that’s part drama, part politics. As Yahoo News reported on his speech preparations,

“President Barack Obama’s 2014 State of the Union speech has been coming together, draft by draft, much of it springing from the mind of a quick-witted 33-year-old with a below-ground West Wing office, an above-average thirst for caffeine, and a passion for the 1985 Chicago Bears.

“Director of Speechwriting Cody Keenan is known to fuel his long hours with ‘red-eyes’ – large drip coffees with a shot of espresso for extra kick. Recently, White House Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri made him a batch of her ‘energy cookies’ – described by someone who has had them as ‘mini power bars.’

” … The White House has already showed a little leg, indicating that Obama will make a renewed push for immigration reform, call for raising the minimum wage and extending unemployment benefits, some kind of climate change push, and deliver a warning that when Congress won’t act, he will seek to use his executive powers.”

Whaddya think?

– What’s your opinion of the state of our union — good, bad or somewhere in between?